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The Cantonese word gan - 紧 - gan2
(tight in Cantonese)

Deutsche Übersetzung von gan     Deutsch     Deutsche Übersetzung
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Romanization (Jyutping)

gan2

English translations

tight, to tighten, strict, urgent,
close

Chinese character (simplified):

紧
紧 ( gan / gan2 ) in traditional characters
緊
Character complexity
the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character 

紧 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to hang on  |  urgent
紧 ( gan / gan2 ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 575)
Other characters that are pronounced gan2 in Cantonese
仅 (only)
More words that mean tight in Cantonese
jim4 ( 严 )

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